Posts tagged Urbanism
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Breakfast links: The future
They’re (self) driven; Did you bike?; Told you so; Bike messengers are the boss; Higher vs. better; Hatch’s unintended acts; The warriors may serve; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Afford to live here
Beauregard to change; Less housing, less affordable; Whole change; LaHood to the rescue; Few helmets on CaBi; Pedestrian malls through time; Can’t change gas prices; The hero we deserve. Keep reading…
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“Green Day” urbanism gets people excited for the real thing
People sometimes complain that “New Urbanist” or “town center” developments like Downtown Silver Spring are fake and sterile. But these projects are to urbanism as Green Day is to punk rock. They may not be “authentic,” but if done well, they can get people to seek out the “real stuff” later on. That’s what happened… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Unfortunately expected
Hurt cyclist ticketed for nonexistent violation; Costco “beautiful,” says Kwame; Let’s loosen the numbers; Evans has Logan Circle parking plan; Want a grocery? Add housing; Hidden urbanism; Sprawl is really quite big; Promise and peril in public housing; Elect the regionals?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Policing strategy
Crime isn’t quite so bad; Whistleblowing officer to sue MPD; 3 streetcars isn’t enough; Should DCPS create charter schools?; House transpo bill getting changes; When loitering is good; And…. Keep reading…
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Urbanism is good for everyone, especially kids
We assume that kids belong in the suburbs, where they’ve got yards to play in and great schools to learn in. But good, urban neighborhoods can produce good kids as well. Twenty years ago, sociologist Ray Oldenburg wrote in The Great, Good Place that teenagers are a litmus test for a neighborhood’s “vitality”: The adolescent houseguest, I would… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Pointing fingers
Official scapegoats Smart Growth; Leggett reprimands council; Election results still not all in; DNC contradicts DC Democrats; Charters gain increasing share; All options on the table for the FBI’s HQ; Are the police choking or pushing?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: How to build community
BIDs can transform neighborhoods; Eisenhower Ave still lacking vibrancy; Warner wants Potomac bridge; Some cities banning plastic bags; DC stops paying federal lobbyists; Gray withdraws elections board nomination; Can you hear me now?; And…. Keep reading…
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True urbanism must come with a big tent
Urbanists in the District and elsewhere often find themselves at odds with longtime elderly and working class residents who challenge our positions on transportation and planning. This unnecessary animosity is caused by a narrow-minded concept of urbanism that antagonizes families, the elderly and long-term residents. Many urbanists seek greater density by revitalizing… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tackling weighty issues
Fatter Americans mean heavier buses; Dealing with paratransit; MD vehicular manslaughter bill advances; Gilliland becomes manager of CaBi; Weaver, Biddle top GLAA rankings; Former PG Exec influencing development?; Gray will let Brodsky go; A developer who believes; And…. Keep reading…